Max Barbakow
Directing
Max Barbakow is a director and writer in Los Angeles, CA. Max earned his MFA in Directing from the AFI Conservatory, trained with Werner Herzog at Escuela Internacional de CineTV in Cuba, and is a graduate of Yale University. Palm Springs, his narrative feature debut, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired by NEON and Hulu. He also wrote and directed Mommy, I'm a Bastard! (2013), an autobiographical feature documentary about his adoption.
Known for
Palm Springs
July 10, 2020
Brothers
October 10, 2024
An Endless Wedding
May 30, 2025
Cuddle Buddy
May 23, 2017
The Improv Guru
September 4, 2019
The Duke: Based on the Memoir 'I'm The Duke' by J.P. Duke
October 19, 2016
Destiny
February 13, 2014
Mommy, I'm a Bastard!
January 27, 2013
The Touch
April 9, 2014
Merrimaker
November 20, 2013
Collasuyo
February 5, 2010
Arcadia
December 6, 2011
Behind the camera19
- 2025An Endless Wedding Original Film Writer
- 2024Brothers Director
- 2020Palm Springs Story, Director
- 2019The Improv Guru Director
- 2017Mi Dulcinea Director of Photography, Director, Editor, Writer
- 2017Cuddle Buddy Director
- 2016The Duke: Based on the Memoir 'I'm The Duke' by J.P. Duke Director, Writer
- 2014Anxiety Boom Operator
- 2014The Touch Writer, Director
- 2014Destiny